I'm avoiding work because I have a headache, so why not a blog entry?
I guess I'll break my life into sections because it seems like the right way to do it. Segregate this here, stick that over there. Sure, why not.
Health:
I had my surgery on June 16th. It was long, I went under around 9:30 and didn't wake up until 2:30. The doctor said the actual surgery lasted four hours or so and was a bit more complicated than he thought it would be. However, he does think he repaired the tear to give me more stability. Not sure if that's going to decrease the pain though, because post surgery I'm having tons of pain. I still take a lot of Percocet, and it's not as fun as you might think. It impairs my ability to write, concentrate or drive. I haven't driven since before the surgery. I sleep all the time. I wake up in pain. If it doesn't actually make it better than pre-surgery I'm going to be pretty pissed off.
I was thinking of last summer, before my nausea and pain got really bad from the gall bladder and before I hurt my arm. I want that freedom back. I don't want to have to rely on other people to help me do things. I don't want to stay home 100% of the time because I don't know if I'll start hurting while I'm out. Small steps I guess. I did get on my own bra for the first time today, it took 5 minutes and unconventional methods, but I did it. Pretty pathetic when that's exciting.
Writing:
I am on what I call the 3rd draft of "Inked". I've had a lot of readers all of whom I thank so much (Max, Brian, Wyatt, Ducky, Reid, Josh and even my mother). I have gotten a lot of good feedback I have ended up incorporating into the story, and I'm pretty much at the point that I consider the book to be done. Which I was never sure I'd ever reach, but TADA here it is.
In two weeks Reid and I will be attending the PNWA Conference where I will have the opportunity to meet with agents and editors as well as take workshops and stuff. Sounds pretty cool, but I'm also nervous as shit. This is the first time I will actually try to show my work to someone and say "hey, please like it". (Yeah, that's pretty much going to be my pitch.)
My thoughts have been moving to my next project. Most likely will get started on it during NaNo this year.
Life in General:
I really wish I could report that everything was great and that my life is awesome. But in light of my physical situation and various other points of drama in my life I've been feeling very unsure about everything. I've been feeling so old. I'm turning 30 this year, and I've never actually felt as old as I am. But now, with the pain and limited use of my left arm I've been feeling older than my age. I'm still on unemployment and there isn't a lot of jobs out there for my skill set right now. It seems to be working out alright for finishing my book and such, but at the same time is slightly frustrating. I've also been experiencing some disappointment as I had to be reminded lately that everything, even if it seemed like you planned everything out as best you could, doesn't always work out the way that you planned.
Long gone are the days where I spelled out all my personal feelings and issues on the livejournal eh?
Health:
I had my surgery on June 16th. It was long, I went under around 9:30 and didn't wake up until 2:30. The doctor said the actual surgery lasted four hours or so and was a bit more complicated than he thought it would be. However, he does think he repaired the tear to give me more stability. Not sure if that's going to decrease the pain though, because post surgery I'm having tons of pain. I still take a lot of Percocet, and it's not as fun as you might think. It impairs my ability to write, concentrate or drive. I haven't driven since before the surgery. I sleep all the time. I wake up in pain. If it doesn't actually make it better than pre-surgery I'm going to be pretty pissed off.
I was thinking of last summer, before my nausea and pain got really bad from the gall bladder and before I hurt my arm. I want that freedom back. I don't want to have to rely on other people to help me do things. I don't want to stay home 100% of the time because I don't know if I'll start hurting while I'm out. Small steps I guess. I did get on my own bra for the first time today, it took 5 minutes and unconventional methods, but I did it. Pretty pathetic when that's exciting.
Writing:
I am on what I call the 3rd draft of "Inked". I've had a lot of readers all of whom I thank so much (Max, Brian, Wyatt, Ducky, Reid, Josh and even my mother). I have gotten a lot of good feedback I have ended up incorporating into the story, and I'm pretty much at the point that I consider the book to be done. Which I was never sure I'd ever reach, but TADA here it is.
In two weeks Reid and I will be attending the PNWA Conference where I will have the opportunity to meet with agents and editors as well as take workshops and stuff. Sounds pretty cool, but I'm also nervous as shit. This is the first time I will actually try to show my work to someone and say "hey, please like it". (Yeah, that's pretty much going to be my pitch.)
My thoughts have been moving to my next project. Most likely will get started on it during NaNo this year.
Life in General:
I really wish I could report that everything was great and that my life is awesome. But in light of my physical situation and various other points of drama in my life I've been feeling very unsure about everything. I've been feeling so old. I'm turning 30 this year, and I've never actually felt as old as I am. But now, with the pain and limited use of my left arm I've been feeling older than my age. I'm still on unemployment and there isn't a lot of jobs out there for my skill set right now. It seems to be working out alright for finishing my book and such, but at the same time is slightly frustrating. I've also been experiencing some disappointment as I had to be reminded lately that everything, even if it seemed like you planned everything out as best you could, doesn't always work out the way that you planned.
Long gone are the days where I spelled out all my personal feelings and issues on the livejournal eh?